Fan-favourite Barry Corr has rejoined Cambridge United, the club have confirmed.

The 32-year-old's deal is on a three week, non-contract basis while the club are assessing his fitness until the end of January.

The Irish striker joined United from Southend in 2015 and scored 12 goals prior to suffering a knee injury in January 2016 that kept him out for more than a year

On his return to action in February 2016, he went on to score two goals, but was able to make just one start as his comeback was hampered by groin problems.

United did not release Corr immediately at the end of the season, but decided to give the player as long as possible to see if he could prove the fitness needed to earn a new deal. Unfortunately, he was unable to do so and was released.

The club will now review his ability to handle the workload of first team training throughout the three weeks, but he will be available for the fixtures against the Stags, Forest Green and Coventry City.

It's an exciting development for both the club and fans, although head of football operations Ben Strang was keen to stress that everyone associated with the club are taking things one step at a time.

"Barry has been patient in building his fitness over the last few months. The professionalism, efficiency and dedication of the work completed with Barry by Matt Walker [head of performance] and Mikey Burroughs [head of medical] has been outstanding in getting Barry to this stage," he said.

"Both the Club and Barry are taking this one step at a time given the obvious challenges he has faced in the last 18 months. Both parties will review the position at the end of January. In the meantime we look forward look to Barry joining and contributing to the squad."